Galinhas

{{Infobox islands

| name = Galinhas

| local_name = Ilha das Galinhas

| local_name_link =

| image_name = File:Map of the sectors of the Bolama Region, Guinea-Bissau.png

| image_size =

| image_caption = Map of the sectors of the Bolama Region

| map = Guinea-Bissau

| map_caption = Location within Guinea-Bissau

| archipelago = Bissagos Islands

| location = Atlantic Ocean

| coordinates = {{coord|11.4667|N|15.6833|W|display=inline,title}}

| length_km = 10

| width_km = 6

| area_km2 = 50

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| coastline_km =

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| country = {{flag|Guinea Bissau}}

| country_admin_divisions_title = Region

| country_admin_divisions = Bolama Region

| population = 1633

|population_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2009

| density_km2 =

}}

Galinhas ({{langx|pt|Ilha das Galinhas}}){{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/17090656|title=Ilha das Galinhas|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=14 October 2016}} is an island in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau. Galinhas is located about 25 km southwest of Bolama town. The Canal de Bolama separates it from Bolama Island, the easternmost island of the group that lies close to the mainland. The area of the island is 50 km², its length is 10 km and its width is 6 km.GoogleEarth

During the colonial period a prison functioned on the island, called (in Portuguese) Colónia Penal e Agrícola da Ilha das Galinhas.

The island has a population of 1,633 (2009 census).[http://www.stat-guinebissau.com/publicacao/RGPH_2009.pdf População por região, sector e localidades por sexo censo 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331140142/http://www.stat-guinebissau.com/publicacao/RGPH_2009.pdf |date=2020-03-31 }}, Instituto Nacional de Estatística Guiné-Bissau Landmarks on the island include the former Portuguese prison and governor's house. Some boats from Bissau to Bubaque call at the island. Nearby islands and islets include Formosa to the west and Roxa to the south. There is a lighthouse on the island, with focal height {{convert|9|m|abbr=on}}.{{cite rowlett|gnb}}

José Carlos Schwarz (1949-1977), a famous Bissau-Guinean poet and musician, sang a song about the island entitled Diju di Galinha.{{Citation |title=José Carlos Schwarz - Diju di Galinha (1978) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mud9KUDdEbs |access-date=2023-10-06 |language=en}}